Female rappers with the most UK Top 10 hits on the Official Singles Chart

2021 has been a strong year so far for solo female rappers: tracks by Doja Cat, Cardi B and Megan The Stallion are among the biggest of the year so far. 

All have landed Top 10 hits on the Official UK Singles Chart - but which solo female rappers have the most UK Top 10s overall? Let's find out.

Nicki Minaj

Ruling the roost is Nicki Minaj, with 12 UK Top 10 singles to her name, amassed during 10 years of chart success so far. She first cracked the Top 10 with her featured slot on Jay Sean's 2012 (It Ain't The End) in October 2010, and true to the song's title, it was far from the end for Nicki. 

Nicki has featured in the Top 10 four times as a lead and eight a featured artist on tracks by David Guetta, Flo Rida, Jessie J, Ariana Grande, Afrojack, Jason Derulo, Ty Dolla $ign and Little Mix. In all, Nicki's Top 10 hits have been streamed a combined 750,000,000 times in the UK.

TITLE	ARTIST	YEAR	PEAK
2012 (IT AIN'T THE END)	JAY SEAN FT. NICKI MINAJ	2010	9
WHERE THEM GIRLS AT	DAVID GUETTA, FLO RIDA & NICKI MINAJ	2011	3
SUPER BASS	NICKI MINAJ	2011	8
TURN ME ON	DAVID GUETTA FT. NICKI MINAJ	2011	8
STARSHIPS	NICKI MINAJ	2012	2
POUND THE ALARM	NICKI MINAJ	2012	8
BANG BANG	JESSIE J, ARIANA GRANDE & NICKI MINAJ	2014	1
ANACONDA	NICKI MINAJ	2014	3
HEY MAMA	DAVID GUETTA, NICKI MINAJ & AFROJACK	2015	9
SIDE TO SIDE	ARIANA GRANDE FT. NICKI MINAJ	2016	4
SWALLA	JASON DERULO FT. NICKI MINAJ & TY DOLLA $IGN	2017	6
WOMAN LIKE ME	LITTLE MIX FT. NICKI MINAJ	2018	2

Missy Elliott

Missy Elliott closes Bestival on the Isle of Wight, on September 13.

Missy Elliott at Bestival (Rex/Shutterstock)

A trailblazer for female rap, Missy Elliott has racked up 11 UK Top 10 appearances to date. Her latest release is a guest feature on ATM by London rapper and singer Bree Runway.

Missy was first in the Top 10 in 1998, assisting Mel B on her Number 1 hit I Want You Back. The majority of her Top 10s are as a lead artist, with 7. Missy's Top 10 hits have sold a combined 1.8 million paid-for sales in the UK.

TITLE	ARTIST	YEAR	PEAK
I WANT YOU BACK	MELANIE B FT. MISSY ELLIOTT	1998	1
GET UR FREAK ON	MISSY ELLIOTT	2001	4
ONE MINUTE MAN	MISSY ELLIOTT FT. LUDACRIS	2001	10
4 MY PEOPLE	MISSY ELLIOTT	2002	5
WORK IT	MISSY ELLIOTT	2002	6
GOSSIP FOLKS	MISSY ELLIOTT FT. LUDACRIS	2003	9
PASS THAT DUTCH	MISSY ELLIOTT	2003	10
CAR WASH	CHRISTINA AGUILERA FT. MISSY ELLIOTT	2004	4
1 2 STEP	CIARA FT. MISSY ELLIOTT	2005	3
LOSE CONTROL	MISSY ELLIOTT	2005	7
WHATCHA THINK ABOUT THAT	PUSSYCAT DOLLS FT. MISSY ELLIOTT	2009	9

Eve

Philadelphia-born rapper Eve scored six UK Top 10 hits between 2001 and 2007, two of which are with Gwen Stefani: 2001's Let Me Blow Ya Mind was so successful they paired up again in 2005 on Rich Girl. Eve also teamed up with City High, Alicia Keys and Kelly Rowland for top flight hits.

TITLE	ARTIST	YEAR	PEAK
WHO'S THAT GIRL	EVE	2001	6
LET ME BLOW YA MIND	EVE FT. GWEN STEFANI	2001	4
CARAMEL	CITY HIGH FT. EVE	2002	9
GANGSTA LOVIN'	EVE FT. ALICIA KEYS	2002	6
RICH GIRL	GWEN STEFANI FT. EVE	2005	4
LIKE THIS	KELLY ROWLAND FT. EVE	2007	4

Iggy Azalea

Australian rapper Iggy Azalea was a breakout star of the mid 2010s, teaming up with big names such as T.I., Charli XCX, Rita Ora, Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson to land five UK Top 10s. Trivia: All of her Top 10 hits peaked at different positions.

TITLE	ARTIST	YEAR	PEAK
CHANGE YOUR LIFE	IGGY AZALEA FT. T.I.	2013	10
FANCY	IGGY AZALEA FT. CHARLI XCX	2014	5
BLACK WIDOW	IGGY AZALEA FT. RITA ORA	2014	4
PROBLEM	ARIANA GRANDE FT. IGGY AZALEA	2014	1
TROUBLE	IGGY AZALEA FT. JENNIFER HUDSON	2015	7

Cardi B

Cardi B burst onto the scene in 2017 and while she's been more successful in her native US, it's been hits, hits, hits ever since her debut. Of her 14 Top 40 hits, five have gone Top 10 in the UK, including collaborations with Bruno Mars, J Balvin, Bad Bunny, Maroon 5, Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello and Megan Thee Stallion.

TITLE	ARTIST	YEAR	PEAK
FINESSE (REMIX)	BRUNO MARS & CARDI B	2018	5
I LIKE IT	CARDI B, BAD BUNNY & J BALVIN	2018	8
GIRLS LIKE YOU	MAROON 5 FT. CARDI B	2018	7
SOUTH OF THE BORDER	ED SHEERAN FT. CAMILA CABELLO & CARDI B	2019	4
WAP	CARDI B FT. MEGAN THEE STALLION	2020	1

Ms Dynamite

Year: 2002
Winner: Ms. Dynamite
Album: A Little Deeper 

The singer and rapper’s debut album peaked at Number 10 on the Official Albums Chart following her win, and has sold 496,000. The record also spawned her most famous hit, Dy-Na-Mi-Tee.

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Ms Dynamite in 2000 (Rex/Shutterstock)

The only British rapper on the list, Ms Dynamite tore it up in the early Noughties with five Top 40 hits, two of which went Top 10 - both from her Mercury Prize-winning debut A Little Deeper. She enjoyed a chart resurgence in 2011, scoring her highest-charting hit with Katy B collaboration Lights On. Her last chart appearance was in 2014 on Top 3 hit Dibby Dibby Sound with DJ Fresh and Jay Fay.

TITLE	ARTIST	YEAR	PEAK
IT TAKES MORE	MS DYNAMITE	2002	7
DY-NA-MI-TEE	MS DYNAMITE	2002	5
LIGHTS ON	KATY B FT. MS DYNAMITE	2011	4
DIBBY DIBBY SOUND	DJ FRESH VS JAY FAY FT. MS DYNAMITE	2014	3